The Propecia MDL, which consolidates Propecia lawsuits, added a new case on October 26, 2012 . The new lawsuit was filed by a Wisconsin plaintiff in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (Brooklyn), where the MDL is being overseen by Judge John... Read More

On October 26, 2012, a new lawsuit alleging post surgical complications from vaginal mesh was filed in the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia. It joins an ongoing multidistrict litigation (MDL) that was centralized in 2008 and currently only involves products manufactured by Mentor... Read More

DePuy Orthopaedics is a unit of Johnson & Johnson that manufactures hip replacement systems. Because of 2010 reports of complications from the ASR XL Acetabular System and ASR Resurfacing System, the devices were taken off the market. These products were initially marketed as allowing more... Read More

A new lawsuit alleging Zimmer knee problems was filed on October 9, 2012, by Karla L. Lucas and her husband George F. Lucas due to injuries suffered by Karla after she had Zimmer artificial knee replacements implanted in both knees. The case was filed in... Read More

On September 28, 2012, Ruthie Durham filed a lawsuit due to side effects of Chantix via short-form complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. The plaintiff alleges that she suffered from side effects including depression, suicide ideation, and a suicide... Read More

Manufactured and sold by Stryker Orthopaedics, the Rejuvenate modular-neck hip stem was approved by the FDA on June 3, 2008. The ABG II was approved in November of 2009. However, in July of 2012, Stryker implemented a recall of of the devices because of reports... Read More

A Nevada man chose to file a Zimmer hip lawsuit against Zimmer Orthopedics on the 15th of August, 2012, after experiencing complications related to his use of the Zimmer FullCoat hip replacement device. James Milligan initially filed his case in the Second Judicial District Court... Read More

Vaginal mesh, also known as transvaginal mesh or surgical mesh, is used for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse (a sagging or dropping of pelvic organs due to weakened or stretched pelvic muscles) and stress urinary incontinence (an involuntary leaking of urine when stress it... Read More